ILLUSTRATION

Wearing a tan cloak with red trim, a woman with long brown hair stands next to a scaly green dragon. Perched on the rocky seashore, it curls its long slender tail and spreads its wings over her. A spiky conch-like shell hovers over her outstretched palm, casting a radial aura that illuminates them both. Reverently, her other hand is held to her chest as her eyes are cast up. Behind them, an outcrop of dark rock projects up on diagonals that mirror the the shore they stand on. The backdrop mostly blocks out a night sky painted in a gradient of blue to purple. Two crescent moons spaced far apart are visible in the break between the rocks.
  • Acrylic - 27" x 24 ½"
    2011

GIFT FROM THE SEA

Originally painted for the 2005 Dragons & Mystics: The Art of Michael Whelan calendar.  Years later, Michael revised the image when he was the Artist Guest of Honor for DragonCon's 25th Anniversary (the East Coast's largest science fiction/fantasy/media convention). The lovely painting that resulted served as the program book and commemorative poster.
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